diff --git a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
index 85b032c2..65257a15 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
         <qrcode-stream
           v-if="useQRReader"
           :camera="preferredCamera"
+          class="qr-scanner"
           @decode="onDecode"
           @init="onInit"
           @detect="onDetect"
@@ -255,6 +256,9 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
   private isCleaningUp = false;
   private isMounted = false;
 
+  // Add property to track if we're on desktop
+  private isDesktop = false;
+
   async created() {
     try {
       const settings = await retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount();
@@ -714,10 +718,19 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
   // Lifecycle hooks
   mounted() {
     this.isMounted = true;
+    this.isDesktop = this.detectDesktopBrowser();
     document.addEventListener("pause", this.handleAppPause);
     document.addEventListener("resume", this.handleAppResume);
     // Start scanning automatically when view is loaded
     this.startScanning();
+
+    // Apply mirroring after a short delay to ensure video element is ready
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      const videoElement = document.querySelector('.qr-scanner video') as HTMLVideoElement;
+      if (videoElement) {
+        videoElement.style.transform = 'scaleX(-1)';
+      }
+    }, 1000);
   }
 
   beforeDestroy() {
@@ -926,6 +939,22 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
       stack: error.stack,
     });
   }
+
+  // Add method to detect desktop browser
+  private detectDesktopBrowser(): boolean {
+    const userAgent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
+    return !/android|webos|iphone|ipad|ipod|blackberry|iemobile|opera mini/i.test(userAgent);
+  }
+
+  // Update the computed property for camera mirroring
+  get shouldMirrorCamera(): boolean {
+    // On desktop, always mirror the webcam
+    if (this.isDesktop) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    // On mobile, mirror only for front-facing camera
+    return this.preferredCamera === "user";
+  }
 }
 </script>
 
@@ -933,4 +962,18 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
 .aspect-square {
   aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
 }
+
+/* Update styles for camera mirroring */
+:deep(.qr-scanner) {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+:deep(.qr-scanner video) {
+  transform: scaleX(-1);
+}
+
+/* Ensure the canvas for QR detection is not mirrored */
+:deep(.qr-scanner canvas) {
+  transform: none;
+}
 </style>